What color is #AECBCD?

#AECBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AECBCD?

The RGB value is 174, 203, 205: 174 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AECBCD?

The complementary color is #CDB0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AECBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AECBCD color

#AECBCD rgb(174, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AECBCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (174, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#AECBCD color codes

HEX	`#AECBCD`
RGB	`rgb(174, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, -9.25, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 10.18, 204.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.828, 56.117, 65.952)`
Decimal	`11455437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AECBCD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AECBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AECBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AECBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aecbcd; }
.text { color: #aecbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aecbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aecbcd, #aebbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #AECBCD?: #AECBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AECBCD?: The RGB value is 174, 203, 205: 174 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AECBCD?: The complementary color is #CDB0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AECBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.